Móric Jókay de Ásva ([ˈmoːr ˈjoːkɒi">, known as Mór Jókai; 18 February 1825 – 5 May 1904), outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai,[1"> was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. He was active participant and a leading personality in the outbreak of Hungarian Liberal Revolution of 1848 in Pest. Jókai's romantic novels became very popular among the elite of Victorian era England; he was often compared to Dickens in the 19th century British press.[2">[3"> One of his most famous fans and admirers was Queen Victoria herself